do we want to become like france that has all these laws that prohibit what companies can and cannot do with their work force? we see how that's turning out in europe. >> unless you want to outlaw doing commerce on thanksgiving. if a store wants to open early because folks like to get there at 8 instead of midnight, let them do it. you're serving the needs of other people. that's how you stay in business. this economy is tight. it's getting tighter. stores are going to trying it get as much as they can and encourage commerce. so why not let them do it? >> hold on. i want to read the wal-mart statement. they have addressed this. they athis is just another exaggerated publicity campaign aimed at generating headlines to mislead our customers and associates. we have more than a million associciates working throughout the holiday weekend and they're excited about our black friday plans. this is the super bowl for retailers and we are ready. again, morgan, we don't like to work on thanksgiving, but sometimes we have to work on thanksgiving. >> it's not about working on thanksgiving. >> tha